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SOCAR discloses reason of Turkish Petkim former director generalâ€™s detention - UPDATED-1

SOCAR discloses reason of Turkish Petkim former director generalâ€™s detention - <span style="color: red;">UPDATED-1

28 July 2016 09:08 (UTC +04:00)

Baku – APA-Economics. Sadeddin Korkut, former director general of Turkish Petkim petrochemical complex (SOCAR’s asset in Turkey) was detained in connection with the complaint of one high-ranking official of the company, who was dismissed earlier, SOCAR spokesman Nizamaddin Guliyev told APA on July 28.

Anar Mammadov, who is also the head of SOCAR Greece company (SOCAR’s Greek subsidiary), has been appointed new director general of the Turkish Petkim complex, the spokesman said.

"Mammadov will be introduced to Petkim’s staff July 28 at 12:00 (GMT+4 hours),” Guliyev said. “Other senior employees of SOCAR Turkey Energy company have been also dismissed as part of the staff reforms ongoing in the company since April.”

Earlier, some officials of SOCAR Turkey Energy company (Turkish subsidiary of Azerbaijan’s state oil company (SOCAR) resigned.

According to the message, among those resigned are Omer Adsiz, director of PR department at SOCAR Turkey, Ilgar Mehmetoglu, director of the company’s HR department, Cetin Korkut, director of the company’s IT department, as well as Fuat Ulagay, director of HR department at Star refinery.

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10:11

Baku. Vusal Nabiyev – APA-Economics. The head of SOCAR Energy Greece, a subsidiary of Azerbaijan's State Oil Company (SOCAR) in Greece, Anar Mammadov, has been appointed director general of Turkey’s Petkim petrochemical complex.

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05:05

Baku - APA. CEO of petrochemical complex Petkim Sadeddin Korkut was detained in Turkey, Anadolu Agency reported.

The police conducted searches and seized documents both in his home and office.

According to the agency, 200 employees of various energy companies are accused of having links with Fetullah Gülen’s organizations.

Some officials of SOCAR Turkey Energy company (Turkish subsidiary of Azerbaijan’s state oil company (SOCAR) resigned in connection with the military coup attempt in Turkey, the Turkish media reported July 28.

According to the media, among those resigned are Omer Adsiz, director of PR department at SOCAR Turkey, Ilgar Mehmetoglu, director of HR department, Cetin Korkut, director of IT department, as well as Fuat Ulagay, director of HR department at Star refinery.